'January is only 6 days old and Messi has already delivered the Pass of the Year': Fans in awe after Barcelona star takes SIX Getafe players out of the game with incredible through ball Lionel Messi had everyone on Twitter talking after Barcelona's win over Getafe The Argentine took out four opposition players with one pass to Luis Suarez 2019 is barely a week old but he's already played one of the passes of the year
By James Dutton For Mailonline
Published: 10:07 GMT, 7 January 2019 | Updated: 10:42 GMT, 7 January 2019
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There was uproar when Lionel Messi only finished fifth in the Ballon d'Or standings for 2018.
Despite scoring 51 goals and registering 26 assists in just 54 appearances, it wasn't enough to secure a podium finish, his first failure to do so in over a decade.
But with 2019 barely a week old, the Barcelona star has seemingly taken that snub in his stride.
Lionel Messi played an incredible pass to Luis Suarez in Barcelona's win over Getafe
Suarez made the darting run and Messi weighted his through ball to perfection
